Journal of Physical Studies 18(4), Article 4603 [8 pages] (2014) DOI: https://doi.org/10.30970/jps.18.4603 THE VAPOUR-TO-LIQUID TRANSITION IN A FLUID OF TWO-LEVEL ATOMS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE SHORT-RANGE ORDER V. M. Myhal1, O. V. Derzhko2,1,3 1Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Department for Theoretical Physics, 12 Drahomanov St., UA-79005, Ukraine 2Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 1 Svientsitskii St., Lviv, UA-79011, Ukraine 3Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 11 Strada Costiera, Trieste, I--34151, Italy

The theory of nonuniform fluid of two-level atoms which takes into account the short-range order owing to short-range interactions [J. Phys. Stud. {\bf 17}, 3601 (2013)] has been applied for the analysis of the density profile of the fluid for spherical interface and calculation of the nucleation barrier for vapour-to-liquid phase transition.

PACS number(s): 64.70.Fx, 82.65.Dp, 62.60Nh, 64.60.Qb

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